Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
The Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community is the fastest growing racial group in the United States.1 Encompassing nearly 25 million people,2 over 100 languages spoken and 50 distinct ethnic groups,3 it is clear the AANHPI diaspora is extremely diverse, holding a wide range of experiences and identities. Despite … Read more
This interactive session will introduce research exploring second generation, Vietnamese American perspectives of the Vietnam War. Examining these narratives provides an opportunity to engage with those stories, identify different spaces of learning of Vietnamese Americans, and provides tools to critically analyze who has the agency to construct and/or shift the national consciousness. By exploring narratives, … Read more